Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
女主很漂亮，但即便如此，也是通过与不同男人的反复交手试探中获得自我的定位。很女生的视角。开车那一段太好看。不爱的是，它太甜了。
不可他妈的思议，那个拍《不羁夜》的PTA真的回来了？！笑疯我了这小破片儿
我看到演员的油腻会不舒服，就像我厌恶我自己一样
虽然是男孩“看上”了女孩，但后来的视角完全转换了。对家庭的反抗、对现实的妥协、对大人物的祛魅、对自己的接纳……就是成长。
挺搞笑，笑完以后啥都记不住。作为一部喜剧爆米花，它合格了。
一个安德森喜欢流光溢彩的川渝火锅
【5】以身体或载具的运动来反复进行着道路与情感的双重偏移，在一次次误差中不断调整线路，截然相反却殊途同归，因为世界是圆的！我们终将在尽头相撞：一座富丽堂皇的影院门前。恰是那些随心所欲的闲笔不断撩拨着电影的本质，生意、电影明星、政客乃至暧昧情绪，虚假却栩栩如生，无意义的一切都因被看见而光芒璀璨。
虽然看的时候会笑，但感觉看完了也不是自己很喜欢的电影，还好没有在过年的时候看，因为感觉不太值，在三八妇女节放假的这半天看来乐一乐倒还可以。
日本原版的人物动机不够合理，节奏也不紧凑，这版对这两点都做了改动，把这两个缺点突出到了夸张的程度。观感类似看世纪初那些爱自己编词的字幕组翻译电影：大量牵强的本土化，另外强行塞入不少过时的网络俗梗。电影里有两个情节和现实是重合的：1.魏翔第一次演男主角，2.这帮导演和演员没找编剧。
8.5/10。①1970s美国加州：25岁女和15岁男微妙而复杂的爱情成长故事，充满了时代的怀旧气息。②有许多轻松诙谐的笑点（整体水平≤9.0），比如女主套路客人买水床那段。③松散的叙事结构和一些精准娴熟的长镜头调度都营造了一种轻盈的浪漫。④拍的太长了，有点把轻快拖成了疲累，扣0.5。
一个安德森喜欢流光溢彩的川渝火锅
七十年代大量配乐和70毫米复古的镜头，和贝尔法斯特一样的配方，故事很简单纯粹，挺喜欢女主的表演，肖恩潘惊喜出演了杰克霍登那个老色鬼
并非基于年代想象的青春描写（太多同类题材依赖这种过于刻板的怀旧），而是提炼出荷尔蒙的年代故事。同时又是一部彻头彻尾的romcom. 如果说小霍夫曼的puberty刻画还比较可以预料的话，Haim 小妹的那种懵懂已过成人未满的性拉锯就非常妙了。看到评论有人说“完美结局”的，其实两人的分歧和裂痕无处不在，对待商业和政治的态度可见一斑，我觉得终究是要掰的…
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈。马丽老师呀。我们全家敬你一个。来！吹瓶子！
西虹市的改编解决了三谷作品常见的“呈示部”过长的问题，把主要人物关系捏在一起迅速抛出，第一幕凝练高效。设定正是麻花最擅长的架空时空（一个充满美式类型片特质却全员东北话的哪里都不存在的世界）。但这一部价值却恰恰不在它极致的高概念设定，而是在概念搭建出舞台后，给你看血肉健全的小人物的挣扎。东北喜剧之王跳着雨中曲该是什么样子？就是反复较真儿死法够不够富于表现力的魏翔，在《冷静》中的样子。 “黄金配角”这四个字里，不止有“配角”，还有“黄金”。魏成功的眼泪，好像每一滴都属于魏翔自己。努力演下去却好像很难被人看到，这样的眼泪有几个普通人能不感同身受呢。
略失望。背景音乐造型都到位，纯正70年代风，还请了好几个明星客串，可故事咋就讲得这么平铺直叙没高潮呢，最后小妹咋就和小胖子花好月圆呢，因为导演代入了自己？拍电影不是再现自己经历过的一切，而是进行艺术的创作啊导演同志
The "truck backwards down a hill" scene is quite funny. Also known as "truck driving in reverse".
又一部在全世界爱情片都处在消靡时刻仍然创造出爱情惊喜的片子，神奇的点在于很多时候情节行进的“无逻辑”却构成整部片子的流动与轻快。
A PTA film is the film that if you can only watch three films a year, one should be it.
好看，可能是开心麻花最佳电影，在这种丧气的时候，是应该有一部这种集笑点和土鳖味极重的喜剧让我们开心。
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